Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
And the Pharisees came forth (kai echlqon oi Farisaioi). At once they met Jesus and opened a controversy. Matthew 16:1 adds "and Sadducees," the first time these two parties appear together against Jesus. See discussion on Matthew 16:1. The Pharisees and Herodians had already joined hands against Jesus in the sabbath controversy (Mark 3:6). They
began to question with him (hrcanto sunzhtein autw). Dispute, not mere inquiry, associative instrumental case of autoi. They began at once and kept it up (present infinitive).
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Mark 8:11:
Mark 10:2
John 8:6
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